Posts by The Editor
Mumtaz, ‘In the loving memory of our dear mother’
Mumtaz is one of Yorkshire’s leading Indian restaurants and is best known for its authentic Kashmiri dishes and mango lassi. The company’s humble beginnings can be traced back to 1979 when it was founded by the late Farzand Begum, starting off as a small cafe selling samosas in Bradford. Later they expanded into a full a…
Read MoreMother’s Day
This Sunday, 18th March is Mother’s Day in Britain. Although the majority of countries celebrate Mother’s Day on the second Sunday of May, Britain do so on the fourth Sunday of Lent. Many Asian countries also celebrate Mother’s Day. In India, Mother’s Day is officially observed on the second Sunday of May and the festival is…
Read MoreSaint Patrick’s Day, the Indian way!
If you’re Irish you’ll know this Saturday is St. Patrick’s Day. In fact, even if you’re not Irish you probably know this Saturday is St. Patrick’s Day! As arguably the most celebrated Saint in the world and with large Irish communities in the rest of the UK, US, New Zealand, Australia, Argentina, Canada and Japan among others, people in countries around the…
Read MoreA quick survey about curry
We thought it would be interesting to ask people living in the UK what their favourite curry is and why. The answers certainly gave us a broad view on what people’s favourite Indian dishes with some surprising entries. We got all sorts of different answers and thankfully only one person answered, “Chicken Tikka Masala”. Below are some of the…
Read MorePhall, one hottest curries in the world
For those of you who think you can cope with fiery food, phall (sometimes spelt fall, phaal, phal or paal) is a British Asian dish that is one of the hottest (often the hottest) on the menu. Phall is basically a thick, tomato based curry made with Habanero or Scotch Bonnet peppers (10 to 12…
Read MoreModern times equal modern Indian restaurants?
In the past as far as I can remember the majority of Indian restaurants I visited were very male oriented and the thought of having women working there would have been pretty much non-existent as it wasn’t very traditional. Which leads onto the question in my head of whether Indian restaurants would ever be described as modern…
Read MoreHeinz adds a touch of India to its traditional Tomato Ketchup
The world famous food company Heinz is updating their traditional Tomato Ketchup’s image by launching a new limited edition, “Heinz Tomato Ketchup blended with Indian Spices“. Only available in the UK unlike the previous ” Tomato Ketchup with Balsamic Vinegar” limited edition which was successfully launched in other countries, the new sauce contains a mix of…
Read MoreDoing a good deed whilst eating a curry
In Bangladesh, one of the poorest countries in the world, 750,000 adults and 40,000 children are blind. Vision Bangladesh has launched a new scheme, “£1 on the bill” to help them receive treatment….
Read MoreBritish Pie Week
Happy British Pie Week everyone! We all know the British are keen on pies – Meat & Potato, Cheese & Onion, Steak & Kidney… so what better way to show your love for pies than celebrating them during British Pie Week?
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